ELECTIONS OVERVIEW
THE ELECTORAL PROCCESS
The election cycle consists of the following major components;
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Registration of voters
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General Update of the Voters’ register
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Voter Education
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Display of the National Voters’ Register
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Nomination of Candidates
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Campaign meetings
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Polling Day
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Declaration of results
Type
of Election/year Held/Number of Registered Voters
Multiparty Elections (1980) 4,880,484
Constituent Assembly Elections (1994) 7,186,164
Presidential and Parliamentary Elections (1996) 8,495,422
Local Council Elections (1997/98) 9,129,131
Presidential Elections (2001) 10,775,836
Parliamentary Elections (2001) 10,570,412
Local Government elections (2002) 8,194,707
Referendum (2005) 8,524,230
Display Register (Dec ’05 – Jan ’06) 10,604,402